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fingerprint

[fing-ger-print] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌprɪnt /
NOUN
mark on finger
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Roberts sent the envelope that contained the threatening letter for forensic analysis, and a fingerprint returned a match to White, according to the criminal complaint.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The treatment works by taking a sample of the patient's tumor and identifying its unique mutational signature, or "fingerprint," then using mRNA technology to fight it.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

They also used footage to piece together Mangione's alleged movements after the shooting, and ballistics and fingerprint evidence they claim bolsters their case.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Tracing its source poses particular difficulties for two reasons: an incubation period of up to two weeks before symptoms first appear, and lack of a genetic fingerprint, unlike, say, E. coli.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

She thought of those snowflake and fingerprint stories about the perfect uniqueness of each one and wondered, “Are we supposed to feel good about that?”

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Soon after the attacks, individuals were identified using fingerprints or dental records, but as time went on, when neither was available, the office turned to DNA.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Travelers can enroll online with proper documents and set up an in person appointment to take fingerprints and a photo.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Turtle is less hopeful about finding fingerprints of life on Titan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

To investigate whether these antibody fingerprints could signal vaccine readiness, the team measured immune responses to 185 antigens.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

He pulled his harp out of his pants pocket and wiped Train Ear’s spit and fingerprints off its body.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

I wasn’t fingerprinted at the booth and still don’t understand why.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Because Cynthia’s white Fiero had been released to Gonzalez before it could be properly fingerprinted, police said it wasn’t useful to the case either.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

From Sunday, non-EU travellers entering Europe's Schengen open-borders zone will be photographed and fingerprinted at border crossings, as the European Union rolls out its much-delayed automated border checks.

From Barron's Oct. 12, 2025

This time, 5,000 men were fingerprinted in the space of a month - and Headley was caught.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

Clerks at the Amtrak desk will happily show visitors the place where prisoners were fingerprinted, where their heights were determined.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Molecular fingerprinting revealed compounds associated with pine trees, showing that every sample was dominated by heated coniferous resin or coniferous tar, also called pitch.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

As a high-schooler Busby performed locally; a music career beckoned, but based on his academic performance an FBI recruiter offered him a position in the bureau’s fingerprinting lab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Because the countries had no official diplomatic ties, it took months of negotiations to arrange that game, and the Iranians required special fingerprinting and security exemptions at the airport.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

VPNs mask your IP address and encrypt your traffic, but websites still can collect data on you through cookies, browser fingerprinting and account logins.

From Salon Nov. 30, 2025

Locard believed in a brand-new method of identification: fingerprinting.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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